Rights
On July 14, 2005, Kevin McKinney gave permission for shows to be hosted at the Archive. There is a separate Soulhat section as well.
Subject: RE: OK to share Soulhat [and Kevin McKinney] live fan tapes through archive.org?
go nuts
kevinm
Policy Notes
Notes on Soulhat's stance are shown for reference:
from a fan site,
http://www.soulhat.net/copyright-info.html
Since the early days, Soulhat has permitted taping of its live performances. As a result, fans are able to listen and enjoy dozens if not hundreds of hours of their best music. But taping is a privilege and with privilege comes responsibility. For this reason, tapers and live music collectors should familiarize themselves with certain aspects of copyright law as it pertains to their hobby. Knowledge of and compliance with these laws will protect legitimate tapers from association with those who abuse this privilege and bootleg unauthorized & copyrighted recordings.
No one other than Soulhat and its expressly authorized agents is permitted to sell recordings of Soulhat performances. Selling copies of Soulhat's live performances and/or making available downloadable files (MP3, WMA, Real, et al) from Soulhat's commercially-released recordings violates the United States Copyright Act. (17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.) and sale of recordings of a live musical performance without the permission of the performer constitutes a violation of 17 U.S.C. Section 1101.
The potential remedies available in copyright infringement actions are significant. For example, federal civil penalties provided in 17 U.S.C. Section 504 allow the recovery of actual damages based upon the number of copies produced, or statutory damages. Where the copyright owner proves that infringement was willful, a court may increase the award of statutory damages up to $150,000 for each copyrighted product that has been infringed. In addition, 17 U.S.C. Section 505 provides for the recovery of attorneys' fees by the prevailing party. Even if willful infringement is not conclusively established, Section 504 permits the copyright owner to elect an award of non-willful statutory damages of as much as $30,000 for each work infringed without the necessity of demonstrating actual damages. ....
To read more about Soulhat's current policy on live taping, please visit the Bands That Allow Taping website.
Updated: September 19, 2002
